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'Fever' by the Karen Hill-Tribe People: a Meta-Analysis Supplementary Materials 1 High value plant species used to treat ‘fever’ by the Karen hill-tribe people: A meta-analysis Methee Phumthum and Nicholas J. Sadgrove List of data sources Anderson, E.F. Plants and People of the Golden Triangle Ethnobotany of the Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand. Timber Press, Inc., Southwest Portland. 1993. Junkhonkaen, J. ethnobotany of Ban Bowee, Amphoe Suan Phueng, Changwat Ratchaburi. Master thesis, Kasetsart University, Bangkok. 2012. Junsongduang, A. Roles and importance of sacred Forest in biodiversity conservation in Mae Chaem District, Chiang Mai Province. PhD thesis, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai. 2014. Kaewsangsai, S. Ethnobotany of Karen in Khun Tuen Noi Village, Mae Tuen Sub-district, Omkoi District, Chiang Mai Province. Master thesis. Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai. 2017. Kamwong, K. Ethnobotany of Karens at Ban Mai Sawan and Ban Huay Pu Ling, Ban Luang Sub- District, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province, Master thesis. Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai. 2010. Kantasrila, R. Ethnobotany fo Karen at Ban Wa Do Kro, Mae Song Sub-district, Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province. Master thesis. Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai. 2016. Klibai, A. 2013. Self-care with indigenous medicine of long-eared Karen ethnic group: Case study Ban Mae Sin, Ban Kang Pinjai, Ban Slok, Wang Chin district, Phrae province. Master thesis, Surin Rajabhat University, Surin. Mahawongsanan, A. Change of herbal plants utilization of the Pgn K'nyau : A case study of Ban Huay Som Poy, Mae Tia Watershed, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province. Master thesis, Biology. Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai. 2008. Prachuabaree, L. Medicinal plants of Karang hill tribe in Baan Pong-lueg, Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi Province. Master thesis, Pharmacy. Silpakorn University, Nakhonpathom. 2008. 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Plants. 2019; 8(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8120600 Trisonthi, S.; Trisonthi, P. Ethnobotany of Karen in Mae Hae Nua village, Mae Na Jorn subdistrict, Mae Chaem district, Chiang Mai. Scientific report. CU Library, Bangkok. 1995. Winijchaiyanan, P. Ethnobotany of Karen in Chiang Mai. Master thesis, Biology. Chiang Mai University Library, Chiang Mai. 1995. Supplementary Materials 2 High value plant species used to treat ‘fever’ by the Karen hill-tribe people: A meta-analysis Methee Phumthum and Nicholas J. Sadgrove Table S1. CI values of medicinal plant families used for fever treatment by 25 Karen villages in Thailand. Family CI Acanthaceae 0.4 Acoraceae 0.12 Adoxaceae 0.04 Amaryllidaceae 0.08 Anacardiaceae 0.04 Annonaceae 0.08 Apiaceae 0.08 Apocynaceae 0.24 Araceae 0.12 Asparagaceae 0.16 Asteraceae 0.44 Bignoniaceae 0.12 Burseraceae 0.04 Cannabaceae 0.08 Chloranthaceae 0.08 Clusiaceae 0.04 Euphorbiaceae 0.24 Hernandiaceae 0.04 Hypoxidaceae 0.04 Iridaceae 0.08 Lamiaceae 0.32 Lauraceae 0.16 Leguminosae 0.72 Loranthaceae 0.12 Malvaceae 0.2 2 Melastomataceae 0.12 Meliaceae 0.12 Menispermaceae 0.16 Moraceae 0.04 Musaceae 0.04 Oleaceae 0.04 Phyllanthaceae 0.12 Plantaginaceae 0.16 Plumbaginaceae 0.04 Poaceae 0.08 Polygalaceae 0.04 Polypodiaceae 0.04 Ranunculaceae 0.04 Rubiaceae 0.16 Rutaceae 0.36 Salicaceae 0.04 Santalaceae 0.04 Saururaceae 0.04 Simaroubaceae 0.12 Smilacaceae 0.08 Solanaceae 0.04 Staphyleaceae 0.04 Tectariaceae 0.04 Theaceae 0.08 Thymelaeaceae 0.04 Vitaceae 0.04 Xanthorrhoeaceae 0.04 Table S2 Plant part used and CI values of medicinal plant families used for fever treatment by 25 Karen villages in Thailand Species Part used CI Acacia rugata (Lam.) Fawc. & Leaves 0.08 Rendle Acalypha spiciflora Burm.f. Stems 0.04 Acorus calamus L. Entire plant 0.12 Aglaia lawii (Wight) Roots 0.04 C.J.Saldanha Allium ascalonicum L. Stems 0.04 Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Leaves 0.04 Alstonia rostrata C. E. C. Fisch. Barks 0.08 Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. Barks 0.08 Andrographis paniculata Entire plant 0.08 (Burm.f.) Nees Aquilaria crassna Pierre ex Barks 0.04 Lecomte Archidendron clypearia (Jack) Leaves 0.08 I.C.Nielsen Artemisia atrovirens Hand.- Entire plant 0.04 Mazz. Aspidistra elatior Blume 0.04 Azadirachta indica A.Juss. Leaves 0.04 Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. Entire plant 0.08 3 Caesalpinia sappan L. 0.04 Calophyllum polyanthum Wall. Barks 0.04 ex Planch. & Triana Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Leaves 0.04 Cassytha filiformis L. Entire plant 0.08 Cayratia pedata (Lam.) Entire plant 0.04 Gagnep. Celtis tetrandra Roxb. Stems 0.04 Celtis timorensis Span. Barks 0.04 Litsea monopetala (Roxb.) Pers. Shoot 0.04 Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Stems 0.04 Müll.Arg. Mayodendron igneum (Kurz) Barks 0.04 Kurz Melastoma sanguineum Sims. Stems 0.04 Melicope glomerata (W. G. Stems 0.12 Craib) T.G. Hartley Memecylon pauciflorum Blume Leaves 0.04 Micromelum integerrimum (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Wight Leaves 0.04 & Arn. ex M. Roem. Millingtonia hortensis L.f. Aerial parts 0.04 Mimosa diplotricha Sauvalle Entire plant 0.04 Mimosa pigra L. Entire plant 0.08 Mimosa pudica L. Entire plant 0.16 Molineria capitulata (Lour.) Roots 0.04 Herb. Musa acuminata Colla Stems 0.04 Nyctocalos brunfelsiiflora Entire plant 0.04 Teijsm. & Binn. Oenanthe javanica (Blume) Shoot 0.04 DC. Osbeckia chinensis L. Entire plant 0.04 Peliosanthes caesia J.M.H.Shaw Entire plant 0.04 Peliosanthes macrophylla Wall. Roots 0.04 ex Baker Phlogacanthus curviflorus Entire plant 0.04 (Wall.) Nees Phyllanthus amarus Entire plant 0.12 Schumach. & Thonn. Physalis minima L. Entire plant 0.04 Picrasma javanica Blume Barks 0.08 Plantago major L. Leaves 0.04 Platycerium wallichii Hook. Entire plant 0.04 Plectranthus amboinicus Leaves 0.04 (Lour.) Spreng. Plumbago indica L. Entire plant 0.04 Plumeria obtusa L. Leaves 0.04 Polygala arillata Buch.-Ham. Roots 0.04 ex D. Don Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr. Entire plant 0.08 Pothos scandens L. Entire plant 0.04 4 Psychotria yunnanensis Hutch. Entire plant 0.04 Pteridrys syrmatica (Willd.) C. Rhizome 0.04 Chr. & Ching Rotheca serrata (L.) Steane & Entire plant 0.08 Mabb. Sambucus javanica Blume 0.04 Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Entire plant 0.04 Nakai Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Stems 0.04 Raf. Schima wallichii Choisy Roots 0.04 Scoparia dulcis L. Roots 0.12 Scurrula ferruginea (Jack) Entire plant 0.04 Danser Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Entire plant 0.04 Barneby Sida acuta Burm.f. Entire plant 0.08 Sida cordifolia L. Entire plant 0.04 Sida rhombifolia L. Entire plant 0.08 Smilax glabra Roxb. Roots 0.04 Smilax luzonensis C.Presl Rhizome 0.04 Spondias pinnata (L. f.) Kurz Barks 0.04 Streblus asper Lour. Leaves 0.04 Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Leaves 0.08 Kuntze Tadehagi triquetrum (L.) Entire plant 0.08 H.Ohashi Tamarindus indica L. Shoot 0.04 Thunbergia coccinea Wall. Entire plant 0.04 Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl. Aerial parts 0.08 Thysanolaena latifolia (Roxb. Roots 0.04 ex Hornem.) Honda Tiliacora triandra Diels Roots 0.04 Tinospora baenzigeri Forman Stems 0.04 Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. Stems 0.04 & Thomson Triadica cochinchinensis Lour. Stems 0.04 Turpinia pomifera (Roxb.) DC. Roots 0.04 Viscum articulatum Burm. f. Entire plant 0.04 Vitex trifolia L. Leaves 0.08 5 .
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